The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 837: fatherly heart
Chapter 837 Fatherly Heart
Although Bai Jinxiu was disappointed with the prince, she still said, “Perhaps, the secret guards of the prince’s mansion have been secretly… eliminated! The King of Liang wants to pin the crime of regicide on the prince before my elder sister and General Liu take over the capital of Daliang and return, and then ascend the throne smoothly!”
She looked up at the prince’s grim expression and continued, “By then… Prince Liang is of royal blood and has already ascended the throne as emperor. Who can do anything about it!”
The prince pursed his thin lips tightly and rubbed them with his fingers without saying a word.
Bai Jinxiu could only say: “If the prince still has doubts, please send someone to recall the secret guards that the prince’s mansion has arranged around the Liang Wang Mansion, but I guess… it is definitely impossible to recall them!”
Bai Jinxiu did not reveal that it was her elder sister who ordered people to monitor Prince Liang’s Mansion, and… Prince Liang’s Mansion had indeed dealt with the prince’s secret guards. Bai Jinxiu did not want to show her edge too much, so she used the word “guess” and let the prince investigate it himself.
Thinking of the Wude Gate Rebellion, the Crown Prince tightened his grip and said loudly, “Quan Yu, send someone to recall one of the secret guards guarding the Prince Liang’s Mansion. I have something to ask you.”
Seeing that the prince had already given the order, Bai Jinxiu continued, “Your Highness, before coming to the prince’s mansion, I took the initiative to inform General Fu Ruoxi and General Xie Yuchang who was at home, asking the two to protect Your Highness! If Your Highness trusts Jinxiu and General Xie, please… give General Xie Yuchang an order so that he can take over the imperial guards legitimately. If there are enough imperial guards loyal to Your Majesty and the prince, General Xie can protect Your Majesty’s safety.”
“Wait a little longer… I still don’t believe that Lord Fan will betray me!” The prince’s face looked a little ugly. He thought he was good to Fan Yuhuai. The last time he gave Hongmei a gift to pray for his son’s future, he also met Fan Yuhuai in person and told Fan Yuhuai that he was his own man and that if he had any problems, he could just come to him, the prince, to talk. He had given Fan Yuhuai so much favor, how could Fan Yuhuai betray him!
“Your Highness, not everyone is from the Bai family, and not everyone is the eldest sister…who will be loyal to Your Highness!” The more Bai Jinxiu looked at the prince, the more disappointed she became.
She came here late at night, so she must have something very important to tell you. But the prince kept her here for nearly two hours…
Almost two hours! How much can be done!
He doesn’t know what are the important and the unimportant, and is overconfident. Even if the prince successfully ascends the throne, with such a person in charge of state affairs…it will definitely not be any better than it is now!
Before, Bai Jinxiu had wondered whether the prince had to issue some of his decrees because of the emperor’s relationship with him. Now it seems… she overestimated the prince.
The prince pursed his lips tightly and ordered Quan Yu, “Go and invite Mr. Fang and Mr. Ren!”
Not long after, Ren Shijie came hurriedly. Wu Fazi had to tell the prince that Mr. Fang had gone out of the city for something and would come within ten days.
Bai Jinxiu told Ren Shijie the story again. Just as she finished speaking, the people sent by the Prince’s Mansion to look for the secret guards of Prince Liang’s Mansion came back and said that they had not found any.
The main hall of the Prince’s Mansion was so quiet that only the sound of the hourglass could be heard. The Prince suddenly became nervous and even suspected that Mr. Fang had betrayed him. Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence… that Mr. Fang had gone out of the city at this critical moment.
“Your Highness! There must be no hesitation…” Bai Jinxiu said.
“I will go to the palace immediately to inform my father about this and ask for his approval…dismiss Fan Yuhuai and let Xie Yuchang take over the position of commander of the imperial guards again!” said the prince as he stood up.
“Your Highness! Perhaps the Prince of Liang is waiting for Your Highness to enter the palace right now!” Bai Jinxiu stood up to stop the prince. “Just like the Wude Gate Rebellion, the Imperial Guards are still in Fan Yuhuai’s hands. As long as Your Highness enters the palace… the Imperial Guards will force the prince to abdicate, kill him, and then accuse him of regicide. That’s really unjustifiable!”
“Mrs. Qin is right!” Ren Shijie also stood up and said.
Ren Shijie was very happy in his heart. It would be better if the Jin State was in chaos…
The longer the chaos lasts, the better. Therefore, the longer the prince lives, the longer the chaos in Jin will last.
“Please ask Madam Qin and Mr. Ren, what should I do now?” The prince’s palms were covered with sweat.
“Your Highness should order Fu Ruoxi to lead the patrol battalion and escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out of the capital together with Xie Yuchang!” Ren Shijie said solemnly, “With a large number of imperial guards, the Crown Prince’s Mansion can be easily captured. Only if the Crown Prince is alive can the foundation of the Jin State be maintained! If the King of Liang cannot capture His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the crime cannot be pinned on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Of course… If this is still a false alarm and can be safely passed, just think of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as having gone out of the city for a walk and coming back! But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not be left in such a conspicuous place as the Crown Prince’s Mansion, what do you think, Madam Qin?”
Only after leaving the capital city… will the King of Liang put all his efforts into hunting down the prince, and then there will be excitement in the State of Jin!
Bai Jinxiu had a plan in mind and said, “The most dangerous place is the safest place! What I mean is to let Fu Ruoxi lead the troops to fight out of the city, pretending to escort the prince, and actually let the loyal imperial guards under Xie Yuchang protect the prince and hide him in Dadu. In this way, King Liang will send people to search outside the city, and His Royal Highness the Prince will be safe in Dadu.”
The prince felt uneasy and looked at Ren Shijie again: “What do you think, Mr. Ren?”
Ren Shijie thought for a moment. If chaos really broke out in the capital, his goal would naturally be to let the prince live as long as possible. This was the same as Bai Jinxiu’s. He nodded immediately and said, “Madam Qin’s method is feasible, but where to place the prince and how to arrange a route out of the capital? We need to think about it carefully.”
“Mr. Ren is right!” Bai Jinxiu nodded and said, “Your Highness, this matter…it would be best to inform the loyal ministers in the court like Prime Minister Lu.”
“Yes! There are also several ministers, they all need to be notified!” The prince tightened his grip.
“Your Highness!” Bai Jinxiu shook her head. “We don’t know which of the ministers is the left prime minister Li Mao’s man, so we can’t act rashly! Now, in the whole court… Bai Jinxiu only thinks that Prime Minister Lu can be trusted, and only those whom Prime Minister Lu trusts can be trusted!”
The prince nodded immediately and ordered someone to bring Prime Minister Lu to the prince’s residence. There was nothing the prince could not trust about Prime Minister Lu.
“There is one more thing!” The prince suddenly spoke, as if he had made a decision with great difficulty. “The Crown Princess and the little grandson cannot stay with me. It is too dangerous. Do you two have a way to send the Crown Princess and the little grandson out of the city? Or… can you entrust the little grandson to a reliable family, and then… bring him back after the storm has subsided!”
“Your Highness has a kind heart, I will arrange this matter!” Bai Jinxiu thought for a moment and said, “But Your Highness, you need to send someone with your seal, preferably the Emperor’s token, to Daliang to inform my elder sister and General Liu. With the Emperor’s token or the Crown Prince’s seal in hand, my elder sister will be able to bring troops back to rescue the Emperor with justification.”
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